When Windows Phone 7 was introduced, Microsoft has shared a lot of information behind home screen design decisions. Every line, every spot, every size and every black stripe had its purpose.
Now, 2 years later, none of these seems to apply anymore. Microsoft today introduced new home screen, where icons can be 1/4 of original size and black stripe is gone!
Its ok, that users can ruin homescreen for themselves with ugly little tiles, because its their choice. But please keep black stripe on the right side of the screen, so we can have original beautiful WP7 experience on WP8.
Let's get MS know, that we love great design of home screen which was one of the reasons we have chosen Windows Phone.
The design choices behind the original interface represent a balance of form and function that users clearly still value. I have been reading your thoughts on the removal of the iconic black stripe and it is clear that many people feel this change compromises the visual identity of the platform.
June 21, 2012
Reaching this level of support shows that people truly value the intentional design choices that defined the early days of this platform. It is encouraging to see how many of you remain committed to the original vision of the user interface.
Reached 100 supporters
June 21, 2012
6 Comments
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Sarah Karimi
14 years ago
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BRING IT BACK. It literally defined the whole aesthetic of the phone. Why change what was already perfect?
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Elena Cole
14 years ago
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Please give us the option to keep the black stripe. Not everyone wants a tiny icon explosion.
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Mark Day
14 years ago
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The stripe gave it that unique look. Everything looks bland without it now.
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Tom Reeves
14 years ago
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The stripe was iconic. Messing with the ui like this is a huge mistake by the dev team.
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Jason Reyes
14 years ago
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I really dont want the new homescreen. The original design was the reason i bought a lumia in the first place.
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Kevin Whitaker
14 years ago
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Totally agree. The new tiles look like a mess of icons from a desktop. Keep the design language consistent microsoft!
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When Windows Phone 7 was introduced, Microsoft has shared a lot of information behind home screen design decisions. Every line, every spot, every size and every black stripe had its purpose.
Now, 2 years later, none of these seems to apply anymore. Microsoft today introduced new home screen, where icons can be 1/4 of original size and black stripe is gone!
Its ok, that users can ruin homescreen for themselves with ugly little tiles, because its their choice. But please keep black stripe on the right side of the screen, so we can have original beautiful WP7 experience on WP8.
Let's get MS know, that we love great design of home screen which was one of the reasons we have chosen Windows Phone.
The design choices behind the original interface represent a balance of form and function that users clearly still value. I have been reading your thoughts on the removal of the iconic black stripe and it is clear that many people feel this change compromises the visual identity of the platform.
June 21, 2012
Reaching this level of support shows that people truly value the intentional design choices that defined the early days of this platform. It is encouraging to see how many of you remain committed to the original vision of the user interface.
Reached 100 supporters
June 21, 2012
6 Comments
S
Sarah Karimi
14 years ago
Featured
BRING IT BACK. It literally defined the whole aesthetic of the phone. Why change what was already perfect?
E
Elena Cole
14 years ago
Featured
Please give us the option to keep the black stripe. Not everyone wants a tiny icon explosion.
M
Mark Day
14 years ago
Featured
The stripe gave it that unique look. Everything looks bland without it now.
T
Tom Reeves
14 years ago
Featured
The stripe was iconic. Messing with the ui like this is a huge mistake by the dev team.
J
Jason Reyes
14 years ago
Featured
I really dont want the new homescreen. The original design was the reason i bought a lumia in the first place.
K
Kevin Whitaker
14 years ago
Featured
Totally agree. The new tiles look like a mess of icons from a desktop. Keep the design language consistent microsoft!
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BRING IT BACK. It literally defined the whole aesthetic of the phone. Why change what was already perfect?